Hanger for harness



(No Model.)

0. s. CARKIN. HANGER FOR HARNESS.

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CHARLES S. CARKIN, OF HINSDALE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HANGER FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,940, dated May 10, 1898.

'Application filed september 9,1897. serial No. 651,090. (No moan.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. CARKIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hinsdale, in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Hanger for Harness, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hangers for harness.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and durable device designed to hold harness while the same is being cleaned and adapted to be readily adj usted to support the harness at an elevation convenient for cleaning and capable of affording either a xed or rotary support.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a harness-hanger constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the lower portion of the hanger.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawings.

1 designates a suspension-rod provided at its upper end with a loop or hook 2 and receiving a sliding sleeve 3, capable of vertical movement on the rod l and carrying with it supportingarms 4, to arrange the latter at the desired elevation for conveniently cleaning harness which is designed to be suspended from them. The sleeve 3 is secured at the desired adjustment by a collar 5 and clamping-screws 6, the collar being mounted on the rod l at the lower end of the sliding sleeve and being provided with a perforation for the reception of the clamping screw which engages tlie said rod l.

The sleeve 3, which is provided at its lower end with an enlargement 7, rests loosely upon the collar 5 and is adaptedto rotate freely on the rod 1 to permit the harness to be revolved for bringing different portions of it within easy reach of the operator; but when it is desired to provide a rigid support the sleeve is clamped to the rod 1 by a screw 8, which is mounted in a threaded perforation of the gagethe rod.

The harness-supporting arms 4, which are provided with outer hook-shaped portions 9, are pivotally mounted at their inner ends between perforated ears 9, which are arranged in pairs and consist, preferably, of substantially L-shaped plates, arranged as shown in Fig. 1. When the arms 4 are arranged in a horizontal position, their inner ends engage an annular ange 10, fixed to the enlarged lower portion of the sleeve and located at the upper edges of the perforated ears. The annular iiange maintains the arms in a horizontal position; but they are adapted, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings, to be swung upward to fold the device. The arms are secured in an elevated position by a spring 11, interposed between the enlargement of the sleeve 3 and the collar 5? and conforming to the configuration of the ears 9a. YThis spring 11, which is provided with a central opening to receive the rod 1, has four arms extending beneath the ears 9a and arranged to engage the inner ends or heels of the supporting-arms 4t. The pressure of the -arms of the spring on the heels of the supporting-arms is suflicient to maintain the latter in an elevated position.

The invention has the following advantages: The hanger is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction and possesses'great strength and durability and is adapted to withstand all the strains incident to lcleaning harness. It may be readily arranged at the desired elevation for holding harness to suit the size and position of the person cleaning the same, and it provides either a fixed or rotary support for harness. When it is not in use, it may be eompactly folded by swinging the arms upward against the sliding sleeve.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages of this invention.

What I claim is- 1. A harness-hanger, comprising a suspension-rod, a vertically-movable sleeve slidingly mounted on the rod and provided at its bottom with ears, harness-supporting arms pivoted to the ears and adapted to swing upward IOO in folding, an adjustable collar engaging the rod and located beneath and supporting the sleeve, whereby the sleeve and the harnesssupporting arms may be readily rotated on the rod, and a fastening device mounted on the sliding sleeve and adapted to engage the rod for locking the sleeve against rotary movement, when it is desired to hold the same rigid with the rod, substantially as described.

2. A harness-hanger, comprising a suspension-rod, a vertically-movable sleeve slidingly mounted thereon and having its lower portion enlarged, perforated ears arranged in pairs and projecting from the lower portion of the sleeve, harness-supporting arms pivoted between the perforated ears and adapted to swing upward in folding, a flange extending around the lower portion of the sleeve, located above the ears and arranged to be engaged by the inner ends of the harness-supporting arms, to hold the latter in a horizontal position, and an adjustable collar secured to the rod and located below and supporting the sleeve, whereby the latter is permitted to rotate freely on the rod, and is held at the desired elevation, substantially as described.

3. A harness-hanger, comprising a suspension-rod,a vertically-movable sleeve mounted Y on the rod and provided at its bottom with ears, harness-supporting arms pivoted to the ears and adapted to swing upward in folding, an adjustable collar secured to the rod and located beneath and supporting the adjustable sleeve, whereby the latter is held at the desired adjustment, and is permitted to rotate freely on the rod, and a horizontal spring arranged on the rod between the lower end of the sleeve and the collar, and provided with arms corresponding to the ears and disposed beneath the same in position to be engaged by the lower ends of the harness-supporting arms when the latter are swung upward to retain the same in their folded position, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. CARKIN.

Witnesses:

W. M. HALL, D. BELLVILLE, Jr. 

